Song Ning was taken aback and turned to look at Liu Yuelan. Why was the county magistrate looking at her mother?
Ah Yun... Who is Ah Yun?
"Your Excellency, what did you say?" Song Ning asked.
Shi Tou quickly helped the man up and explained, "It's alright, my husband is just drunk and talking nonsense. I'll take him home right away."
"I'll help you."
Zheng Gaoyi's cloudy eyes never left Liu Yuelan, and he kept calling out "Ayun".
Shi Tou helped the man up and led him out of the courtyard. Just then, Song Dahai returned, and they quickly hitched up a cart to take the man back.
Liu Yuelan asked with some concern, "Is the magistrate alright?"
"Brother Stone said he was just drunk and should be fine."
The behavior of a drunk person cannot be taken as a reference. She has also seen drunk people crying loudly, which is normal.
"Why don't you go and take a look, Mother?"
"No need, Mom and I will clean the kitchen."
The county magistrate usually seemed indifferent to everything, and even now that Tianxiang County was in such a dilapidated state, he hadn't even frowned.
But today she actually shed tears. Shi Tou noticed her expression changed, so it was best not to ask.
Don't pry into the affairs of officials.
When Song Dahai returned, he looked normal and said that the magistrate had fallen asleep as soon as he got back.
The matter was dropped, and when Zheng Gaoyi visited again a few days later, he didn't mention it again.
The people to be sent abroad have been selected. Zhou Cheng and Zheng Gaoyi have discussed it and decided not to bring the Liu family this time.
After what happened last time, the Liu family dared not get involved again.
But since they still have some connection with the Song family, they have to come and ask.
"Lord Zheng, you should discuss this matter with Uncle Zhou. I don't know much about it either."
Seeing that Song Ning didn't care, Zhou Cheng went ahead and did it.
Zheng Gaoyi then discussed matters with Song Ning for the coming spring, scratching and rubbing against him as they talked.
"Lord Zheng, are you feeling unwell?"
"Oh no, it's just that the weather has been cold lately, so I caught a chill. It's nothing, please continue."
After the matter was settled, Song Ning originally intended to invite him to stay for dinner, but Zheng Gaoyi declined.
"Since Ying Huai is coming today, I won't keep him."
Is Xie Linzhou coming back?
Why does this person keep coming here for no reason?
May the Bodhisattva protect us, and may she never see this.
The vegetables in the cellar have all been harvested, so Song Ning isn't in a hurry to buy garlic; she'll check on this batch first.
After loading the garlic sprouts, bok choy, and scallions onto the truck, the group prepared to head to Jiangning County.
They have a lot of stuff, so they plan to divide it into several groups, leaving one person who can do the accounting for each group.
Zhou Ling'an drove the mule cart, followed by several people pushing it, braving the cold wind as they slowly made their way towards Jiangning County.
Upon entering Jiangning County, the scene immediately changed. The streets were bustling with people, all out shopping, and even the weather felt warmer.
They had plenty of garlic sprouts and bok choy; that cellar must have been enough for at least half an acre, producing over a hundred pounds of garlic sprouts and bok choy.
Four or five groups of people split up, each group taking several dozen kilograms, and dispersed to sell their garlic sprouts.
Song Ning, Song Dahai, and Liu Yuelan drove a mule cart to the market.
The market in the morning is full of food vendors, and there are also some vegetable vendors, but not many. Song Ning noticed that they mainly sell Chinese cabbage.
The vegetables transported from the south look alright, but they're expensive. The cheaper ones don't look as good; they must have been stored in a cellar during the summer, as they look a bit wilted.
As for the price, Song Ning had already inquired about it.
Chinese cabbage is the cheapest, costing three coins per pound, while the others vary in price, with the most expensive costing several hundred coins per pound.
They didn't set the prices too high for their garlic sprouts and bok choy, opting for a compromise: ten coins per pound for garlic sprouts and seven coins per pound for bok choy.
Song Ning originally wanted to set the price even higher, but if the price was too high, everyone was afraid that it wouldn't sell.
Regarding the vegetable selling, Song Ning only gave a few instructions; she didn't want to get involved.
Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan had sold liangpi (cold skin noodles) before, so they were experienced and didn't need Song Ning to watch over them all the time.
When Song Ning had some free time, she started browsing the pastry shops in Jiangning County.
There were more varieties of pastries here, but they were all pretty much the same. After looking around, she was relieved to find that she couldn't find what she was looking for.
After walking a couple more steps, the street suddenly became noisy, with people clearing a path ahead and pedestrians making way.
Song Ning quickly moved aside with the main group and saw a group of people approaching from not far away, with attendants in front and behind them. Xie Linzhou rode in the middle on horseback.
Xie Linzhou's current state reminded her of the scene when he called her over to give him a reply.
Look, this is the difference between officials and ordinary people.
Song Ning didn't notice that Xie Linzhou turned to Zhang Ping beside him and said something, and Zhang Ping looked in her direction.
The street returned to its previous state only after Xie Linzhou was out of sight.
Just as Song Ning was about to leave, someone blocked her way.
"Er Ya, my young master wants to see you." Zhang Ping said with a smile.
Looking at that smiling face, Song Ning had a bad feeling.
"Did General Xie say anything about it?"
"The young master didn't say, you'll find out when you get there."
Song Ning followed Zhang Ping in the direction Xie Linzhou had left, until they reached a courtyard.
After entering the courtyard and circling around several corners, Zhang Ping finally stopped.
Pointing to the door in front of him: "Go in, the young master is inside."
What does this mean?
She shouldn't have offended Xie Linzhou recently.
"What are you waiting for? If you don't go in soon, the young master will get angry."
After listening to Zhang Ping's words, Song Ning nodded and gently pushed open the door.
As soon as they entered, Zhang Ping immediately closed the door from the outside. Song Ning tentatively called out, "Young General Xie?"
No one paid any attention to her inside, so Song Ning walked further in. As soon as she entered, she saw Xie Linzhou coming out from behind, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, adjusting his cuffs.
Song Ning quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, General."
Xie Linzhou walked over and sat down, looking at her casually. After a long while, he slowly said, "No need for formalities, get up."
He picked up the teacup and offered it to her: "Would you like a cup?"
"I wouldn't dare."
He picked up the snacks on the table and asked, "Would you like some of these?"
Song Ning quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I am not worthy of the general's things."
Xie Linzhou is acting strange today.
You used to just say whatever you wanted, why are you acting so strangely today?
The key point is, she didn't dare to ask.
Since coming here, I've been utterly pathetic.
"You don't want this either?" Xie Linzhou seemed a little regretful, then pointed behind Song Ning and said, "Since you don't want these, then those are yours."
Song Ning followed the gaze and looked behind her, immediately looking puzzled.
"This, this is..."
Xie Linzhou laughed: "This was specially prepared for you. If you don't finish washing today, you won't get any food."
Song Ning's vision went black instantly. Damn Xie Linzhou!
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